Rug Burn very bad whats a good treatment?

Question

My 10 yr old daughter was at a sleepover and she was drug on their carpet. she has a really bad rug burn on her shoulder and by her armpit. There is no skin left! We gently washed it and I put burn cream on it and then covered it with plastic wrap.

My daughter said the house she was at was filthy and the carpet was really dirty.

Whats some good ways to clean and care for this burn without putting her in too much pain?

PS. I put this in the "parents" cateagory because of all the moms and dads out there and I would have a better chance of getting an answer than with health.

Answer 1

I would use Polysporin and cover it with some gauze. You shouldn't put plastic wrap on it as it needs air to help with the healing process.

Answer 2

I would call my Dr have something called in. They have sprays that will help with pain, healing and infections for cuts, scrapes, rug burns. Best of luck

Answer 3

Aveno lotion 5 times daily and take her to the doctor to see if it is infected because you said the skink was totally off of her soldier.'

HOPE I COULD HELP

Answer 4

Have you tried aloe plant?  It is inexpensive and has WONDERFUL healing properties, non-toxic, and will last a lifetime if you care for your plant.

Answer 5

Burns are going to get red round them but make sure it isn't getting warm to the touch or having drainage from it that is a sign of infection.  Start by washing it with cool water then put some peroxide on it to remove any leftover dirt.  PAT IT DRY DON"T RUB with a non stick pad or guaze.  Neosporin will help keep it from getting infected and you can also get it that has a pain reliever in it as well to help with the hurt or you can go and buy solorcaine and spray it on there.  Clean it and apply the med at least twice a day.  DO NOT COVER IT.  It needs air to it to help it dry out and heal.  If the clothing rubs it then and only then put anything over it and get the non stick telfa pads and some tape.  You don't want guaze on it because as it drys the guaze will stick to it and it hurts to get it off.  As soon as it strts to scab over don't put anything over it at all because you dont want to pull the scab off.  Whenever your daughter is home let her wear a tanktop and remove any bandage on it.  If at any time it starts getting redder, warm to the touch or draining get her to the doctor for some anitbiotics.  Also after it is scabbed over real good and almost healed get some vitamin e capsules poke a whole in it and put the liquid from inside the capsule over the sore and it will help keep it from scarring as bad.

Answer 6

You may need to take her to Doc if it was a nasty house and that there is no skin left. how in the world did that happen I would be all over that mom like white on rice letting somthing like that happen to my kid f that

Answer 7

i would wash it 3-5times a day with a very very mild salt water solution. i wouldn't use a plastic wrap as that may irritate it more but i would put some ozonol or polysporin  on it and cover it with gauze pads at night and let it dry out during the day.

i would also keep a close eye on it for any type of oozing that is yellow or green in color as that is a sign of infection.

Good Luck and i hope your daughter gets better soon.

ETA: wait a second here are you saying that you let your daughter spend the night at a home where you had never been and had never met the parents?!?!?!?  That is just lunacy, i would NEVER EVER let my child spend the night at home i had never visited.  Were you just trying to get a night to yourself? I feel bad for your daughter even more now, to know her mother never even cared to get to know her friends parents or their living environment before letting her sleep the night, geez you need to ummmm take a parenting course, for all you know these people are drug users or convicted criminals.